LGBT New Yorkers held a 'Take Back the Night' rally in response to a string of anti-LGBT attacks that have occurred in the last two weeks. The rally, organized by Queer Rising, brought together a diverse range of LGBT and allied people to advocate for LGBT safety.
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01/31/12
The New Yorker: "Dharun Ravi grew up in Plainsboro, New Jersey, in a large, modern house with wide expanses of wood flooring and a swimming pool out back. Assertive and athletic, he used 'DHARUNISAWESOME' as a computer password and played on an Ultimate Frisbee team..."
01/26/12
The Associated Press examined proposed marriage equality legislation in Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, as well
01/26/12
New Jersey state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Wednesday criticized Gov.
01/26/12
Mehlman: “'Live Free or Die' isn’t just the official motto for a great state. As the 62nd Republican National Committee Chairman, I think it’s a mantra our party should live by. I hope that New Hampshire legislators will remember this slogan and reject proposals to strip citizens of their right to marry."
01/26/12
Google is the latest large corporation to endorse legalizing marriage equality in Washington, according to the group Washington United for Marriage, which backs the legislation.
01/25/12
NPR's Tovia Smith examined the marriage equality movement in the United States, and legislation introduced this year